fast
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Despite its intimidating size, Vasuki probably was not a particularly fast or agile hunter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Students who reported less healthy behaviors, including frequent fast food consumption and insufficient sleep, tended to show greater psychological rigidity, meaning they had more difficulty adjusting their thoughts and behaviors when circumstances changed.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
It is designed to be fast and flowing, with significant elevation change, using the natural contours of Rwanda's hilly landscape.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Navy isn’t getting its Ford-class carriers fast enough, and must simplify their design by using time- and battle-tested technology, an administration official said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
When it came to the big moment to rescue Courtney, I found that what I could do was spin really fast — so fast I was like a blur! — on one foot.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
The company said this marked an upgrade to its midterm ambitions, which previously included organic sales growth at constant currency in the low-teens range on average and profitability expanding faster than sales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Executives generally believe AI is transforming work faster than their employees do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
She added that the company’s 2026 revenue is expected to grow six times faster than the rest of the industry.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
This could contribute to faster optical communications, improved information security, and future quantum networks.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
I enjoyed it and it helped make the eleven-hour workday go faster.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
L.A. is “the fastest and most reliable route from Asia to markets across the United States,” Seroka said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
"We are very focused on advancing the closure of Rikers Island on the fastest timeline possible," said Dana Kaplan, who is overseeing the mayor's efforts to shutter the jail.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
Top Fuel drag racing is often described as the fastest sport on the planet.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
It need not fly, but it had better be the fastest car on earth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
He chose a pair of his fastest horses and a small, swift carriage.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Along with co-op facilities, he also purchased a plot of land in Delano to house the union’s first headquarters and learned how to handle media amid Chávez’s historic fasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Sriramulu, a quiet Gandhian who had already undertaken several fasts for social causes, believed only self-sacrifice could force Delhi to listen.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
Bishnoi meditates every morning and fasts many days of the month, the cousin said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Other recent studies on prolonged fasting have also found that the body enters a deep ketogenic state during multi day fasts, dramatically changing how cells use fuel.
From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026
He claims this dream to be divinely inspired, and fasts this day.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Wangchuk fasted in scorching heat in the capital, Delhi, for 26 days in June and July, consuming only salt and water.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
He said that he did go to the mosque every Friday, and that he prayed and fasted and raised his children to be good Muslims.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2026
In came the resistance bands, dead lifts, dumbbells and agility drills, plus a private chef who got a sweet break from 8 p.m. until noon the next day, as Doncic intermittently fasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2025
The researchers either fasted young and old fish for a few days or fed them twice a day.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2023
The food in the Friday bags was getting sparser, and even though he skipped supper most nights and fasted on Saturdays, there was hardly enough for Julie.
From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer
After Wangchuk and others were moved to hospital, Neha continued fasting despite having lost 8kg.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
Continuous video monitoring over three months showed that the lions spent much more time eating when carcasses were provided, rested for longer afterward, and gradually became more active as the fasting period continued.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Among non-Hispanic white participants, fasting glucose readings of 126 milligrams per deciliter or lower were associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
It is the fasting warming continent, heating up twice as fast as the global average, according to the Copernicus climate service.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
He remembered that at that time he had boasted of three things to Kamala, three noble and invincible arts: fasting, waiting and thinking.
From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse
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